New Year revelry worsens Metro Manila air pollution

ABS-CBN News

MANILA – The air pollution in Metro Manila worsened this January 1, 2014, right after New Year, said the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR).

According to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje, the level of pollution in Metro Manila last January 1 surpassed the 150 micrograms per normal cubic meter of air (ug/Ncm) limit allowed by the World Health Organization (WHO).